The brake pedal must be depressed in order to move to another gear selector position.
The gear selector can always be moved forward and rearward, but to change to a new gear selector position, the brake pedal must be depressed.
Messages in the instrument panel
If the gear selector is locked in position, a message will appear in the instrument panel, e.g. Press brake pedal to activate gear lever.
There is no mechanical shiftlock function.1